Vintage “DC Chief Librarian\" George Franklin Bowerman Hand Written Letter for Sale

On eBay Now...

Vintage “DC Chief Librarian\" George Franklin Bowerman Hand Written Letter For Sale

Up for sale a RARE! "District of Columbia Chief Librarian" George Franklin Bowerman Hand Written Letter.

ES-4429E

He was born in Ontario County, NY, on Sept. 8,

1868, to Jarvis and Anna M. Bowerman. His family was Quaker on both sides. This

would become the back bone of his advocacy for peace later on in his career Bowerman

attended university at the New York State Library School in Albany, NY from

1894-1895. Upon graduation he worked as a reference librarian and journalist in

Rochester, NY at the Reynolds Library from 1895-1896 He married in Albany on June

1, 1901 to Sarah N., the daughter of Reverend Henry Graham. Later that same

year, he and Sarah moved to Wilmington, Delaware where he worked at the

Wilmington Institute Free Library and as a member of the Delaware State Library

Commission from 1901-1904 In 1904 Bowerman became the Chief Librarian of the

District of Columbia, which he would serve for most of his career, until1940.

During this time Bowerman established The District of Columbia Special

Collections, known as Washingtonia (1905) In the latter half of his career

Bowerman was the ALA Treasurer and the President of the District of Columbia

Library Association (1906-1907). He also championed such issues as libraries

against censorship, the war, advocated the libraries important role in education

and for improved salaries for librarians Bowerman's most popular written work

is Censorship and the Public Library with Other Papers (1931)

$31.49

$14.99

$17.79

$18.95

$21.99

$42.50

$12.95

$70.00